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Ezra 4:9 KJV
Ezra · chapter 4 · verse 9 · King James Version
Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,Ezra 4:9 · King James Version
Ezra 4:9 in context
7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
10And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
Key words (Strong's)
- ApharsathchitesʼĂpharçᵉkayan Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribeH671 →
- chancellorbᵉʻêl{a masterH1169 →
- chancellorṭᵉʻêmproperly, flavorH2942 →
- companionskᵉnâth{a colleague }H3675 →
- TarpelitesṬarpᵉlaya Tarpelite or inhabitants of Tarpel, a place in AssyriaH2967 →
- ShimshaiShimshayShimshai, a SamaritanH8124 →
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